I think you should add some sort of layer style to make the glyphs look 3D and to make it look like there's a lot of light coming from the lite. All I can think of for that is a few duplicated layers with different bevels on them.

thank you for all your great tips. As many of you know, I'm not good at making glyphs so I would try my best but if help is offer I'm not the one to turn it down. DaAlmighty1 idea is what I was shooting for, making it stand out with light coming down. I definitely could use the help.